'Pankaj Udhasji took the Ghazal to the masses. He was a wonderful singer, but more importantly he was a wonderful human being.'
Punjab, starting the penultimate day on 73/3 and needing 144 more runs, crumbled under pressure from Sindhu's relentless spin and Jayant Yadav's precise off-spin (3/35 in 10.4 overs), collapsing well before lunch and handing Haryana their second outright win in four matches.
'Each one of us was a little nervous, but equally curious, to find out what Mr Obama had in store for the youth of Mumbai.'
'I introduced her around.' 'Her first audition was for Heropanti, but she did not get it.' 'Now she is doing movies regularly.' 'After her movie releases, she always calls me to ask if I have seen the movie and if I liked the way she acted.'
Six years ago, a Mumbai college student stumped the most powerful man in the world stumped with her question. Today, after Obama departed office, Afsheen Irani looks back at that moment with a smile and says it will stay with her for the rest of her life.
'Alongside economic growth and the Asian century, stress has become an Asian caravan.' 'But stress doesn't arrive in one's country as invitation to taste exhaustion. It comes dressed as a challenge.' 'Its evangelists ask: Are you man enough to shoulder stress?' points out Shyam G Menon.
On the final day of his two-day visit to India's financial capital, Congres vice president Rahul Gandhi tried to connect with Mumbaikars by raising the issue of high electricity bills en route his padyatra from National College, Bandra to Dharavi, Asia's largest slum colony.
His elegant body of work, LIVE and recordings, is a tuneful treasure whose melody and memory lives on. Fondly remembering the late singer and 10 of his superhit songs.
Continuing our series on how to achieve Financial Independence and Retire Rarly (FIRE), Vatsal Ramaiya emphasises the importance of planning for retirement.
Discover a hidden gem in Mumbai where you'll find the city's best brownies.
It is 'when someone uses their emotional problems to hook an audience on the Internet.'
It essentially amounts to 'performing sadness online for sympathy and/or attention,' explains Sandeep Goyal.
Six times CAT topper rediffGURU Patrick Dsouza explains how you can utilise the final days to improve your performance in the CAT exam.
We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.
A host of conspiracy theories followed, involving Indira Gandhi, her younger son Sanjay, his favourite small car project, secret funding of the Bangladesh Mukti Bahini and even the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States.
Here's how a young engineering student caught Rahul Gandhi's attention when he visited the Xavier's College of Engineering in suburban Mahim.
The actor said he was humbled in the presence of people who worked so hard to better the lives of a marginalised section of society.
With lines like "He was very diplomatic", "I don't think he got my question right," the students let it be known who they thought came out trumps.
Through six snapshots, we discover that Nikita Dutta knows how to dress.
One of the high points of the proceedings was when Indrani Mukerjea's lawyer smartly utilised Dr Zeba Khan's expert status to pose her A Most Curious Question. He asked her if a skull can grow new teeth, even after the person, who it belonged to, had died, three years before. We can be sure that the discrepancy between the number of teeth discovered in the skull unearthed in 2012 and the skull shown in court in September 2019 will come up soon in Courtroom No 51. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora Murder Trial.
Alyssa Mendonsa gets ready for a singing career, starting with Karthik Calling Karthik.
Two winners of the contest will get the opportunity to visit three colleges in the US for an admission interview and experience the American campus life.
Are Financial Independence and Early Retirement two opposite ideas? Vatsal Ramaiya illustrates why these are not so in this series that offers a roadmap to living life on your terms.
Some of you readers may have studied with her in school or college. Share your memories of times spent with Freida, maybe in the college canteen, maybe on the school playground, maybe in the neighbourhood where you and she live.
Star photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha shows off his best star pictures.
Star photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha shows off his best star pictures.
Star photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha shows off his best star pictures.
rediffGURU Patrick Dsouza tells you how to optimise your preparation for the Common Admission Test scheduled on Sunday, November 26, 2023.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs wags his finger at an Indian official on Monday morning. He later threatened to pull his boss out of the talks!
Recalling her days of growing up in humble circumstances, United States First Lady Michelle Obama on Sunday asked students to 'dream big', not just for themselves but for their communities.
In the fifth of the series on late Nobel laureate Dr Har Gobind Khorana, a student shares fond memories of his guru
Khan will join Clinton at an interactive discussion on education with NGOs.
'The next two years are not going to be a joy in Washington. All of Obama's charm, intellect and skills will have to be put aside as a new reality sets in. So it is wonderful to see the Obamas having a good time in India.'
"We want access to Indian markets. We want to sell in India... It's not unfair for US to say that if our economy is open, then the countries with whom we trade will have to change their terms," the President said.
The story of Antara Telang is a hopeful reminder that the incredible spirit of some of us is sometimes capable of hoodwinking even the greatest odds.
Half a century after he left school, A Ganesh Nadar attends a school reunion.
Former attorney general of India Goolam Essaji Vahanvati, the first Muslim to become the top law officer of the country, died in Mumbai on Tuesday following a heart attack aged 65.
"It is a great delight to be here with Aamir Khan, who is not only a Bollywood icon but also the great advocate for education," Clinton said during a special interactive session with the students of Xavier College in Mumbai in which Khan was also present.
'Father Stan was concerned about other innocents who may be implicated and put inside without the slightest proof, the way he was.'
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